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Compensation Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Compensation Plans

14. Compensation Plans

 

The Company provides stock-based and equity-based compensation in the form of (a) restricted stock awards and restricted stock units to certain employees (the “Restricted Stock”), (b) stock option awards, unrestricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights to employees, directors and consultants under various plans (the “Common Stock Options”), and (c) common stock warrants, referred to as the ABG Warrants and Publisher Partner Warrants (collectively the “Warrants”) as referenced in the below table.

 

 

Stock-based compensation and equity-based expense charged to operations or capitalized are summarized as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 
   Restricted Stock   Common Stock Options   Warrants   Totals 
Cost of revenue  $794   $1,291   $-   $2,085 
Selling and marketing   65    388    -    453 
General and administrative   2,352    1,291    246    3,889 
Total costs charged to operations   3,211    2,970    246    6,427 
Capitalized platform development   -    307    -    307 
Total stock-based compensation  $3,211   $3,277   $246   $6,734 

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 
   Restricted Stock   Common Stock Options   Warrants   Totals 
Cost of revenue  $868   $1,289   $-   $2,157 
Selling and marketing   73    527    -    600 
General and administrative   1,858    2,237    515    4,610 
Total costs charged to operations   2,799    4,053    515    7,367 
Capitalized platform development   -    687    -    687 
Total stock-based compensation  $2,799   $4,740   $515   $8,054 

 

Unrecognized compensation expense and expected weighted-average period to be recognized related to the stock-based compensation awards and equity-based awards as of March 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

   As of March 31, 2023 
   Restricted Stock   Common Stock Options   Warrants   Totals 
Unrecognized compensation expense  $10,757   $13,941   $794   $25,492 
Weighted average period expected to be recognized (in years)   1.39    1.47    0.84    1.42 

 

Modification of Awards – On February 28, 2023, the Company modified certain equity awards as a result of the resignation of a senior executive employee where 38,026 restricted stock units with time-based vesting that were unvested were vested and 21,117 options for shares of the Company’s common stock with time-based vesting that were unvested were vested, each subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and certain other provisions. In connection with the modification of these equity awards, the Company agreed to purchase a total of 45,632 options of shares of the Company’s common stock (including previously vested options of shares of the Company’s common stock of 24,515) as of the resignation date of the employee at a price of $10.29 per share, reduced by the exercise price and required tax withholdings, subject to certain conditions. The modification of the equity awards resulted in the unamortized costs being recognized at the modification date. The cash price of $10.29 per option less the strike price of $8.82 per option resulted in incremental cost of $68 being recognized at the modification date. The modification resulted in liability classification of the equity awards, with $68 reflected in accrued expenses and other as of March 31, 2023 on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Publisher Partner Warrants – On March 13, 2023, the Company issued 9,800 warrants for shares of the Company’s common stock (3,000 warrants were issued with an effective date of November 3, 2022 and an exercise price of $10.56 and 6,800 warrants were issued with an effective date of March 13, 2023 and an exercise price of $5.30) under the warrant incentive plan approved on November 2, 2022, referred to as the New Publisher Partner Warrants, with the following terms: (i) one-third of the warrants will become exercisable and vest on the one-year anniversary of the issuance; (ii) the remaining warrants will become exercisable and vest in a series of twenty-four (24) successive equal monthly installments following the first anniversary of the issuance; and (iii) a five-year term. The issuance of the New Publisher Partner Warrants is administered by management and approved by the Board.